We all drank and drug for various
reasons. Many of those reasons
may stem as far back as our chlid-
hood.
Alot of the time alcoholism runs in
the family line. aunts, uncles, moms
dads, grandpa grandma etc.
It could have been a bad experience.
Maybe u just got caught up with the
wrong crowd. Whatever the reasons
why u drank or drugged to numb or
have fun just isnt working for you any-
more.
Drugs and alcohol kicked our butts big
time. It costed our health, family, friends,
finances and so on.
In the Big Book Of AA there is a page
in there that talks about the Promises
u will recieve down the road.
Everything that u have lost can and will
be returned to u over time.
Ask urself if ur r powerless over
alcohol or drugs.
Then ask urself if ur life has become
unmanageable.
If uve said yes to both those questions
then u r on ur way living a life one
day at a time without alcohol or drugs.
My family intervened on me 18 yrs ago
sending me to rehab for 28 days. during
that time i recieved the tools and
knowledge of my disease of alcoholism
and was set on the path of recovery to
share my own experiences strengths
and hopes of what it was li8ke before
during and after alcohol.
To learn that yesterday is gone. that
day will never return to u. Tomorrow isnt
here yet....hmmmm it may never come.
So all we have is today. The right here
and now. That's it.
To take today and not drink or drug.
If u need to make it smaller, take an
hour and not drink or drug. If u can
do that with a few steps then move on
to the next hour. and so on.
How r u gonna do that....Well there
r AA or NA meetings everywhere's that
last an hour. One hour to be in a safe
secured place where alcohol nor drugs
is available.
Make ur home alcohol or drug free....that
means remove anything and everything
around u that would tempt u to use.
That way if u r have those cravings, u will
have time to either......call someone in AA
or NA....like a sponsor....make a meeting,
come here to SR to talk about whats bothering
u or why u want to drink or use.....
What u have is a back up plan to help u
first before u pick up a drink or drug.
There will be things that bother u or
disturb u that will make u think a drink
is all u need to numb those problems....
All that is going to do is put u back
on that merry go round which u r
trying to stay off of. Right?
It may all seem over whelming to u.
Like a tall order to handle. Not to
worry. Stay in the moment and that's
it. Let others lead u around and listen
to their suggestions.
Rememeber it took years of drinking
or drugging to get u where u r today.
Dont be anxious to get sober or clean
and happy and joyful all in a day.
Time, one day at a time and u will
reap the rewards. I promise.
Look at the many that reached it
before u.